The Portland daily press., 1887-02-18
HOUSE.


The Speaker laid before the House a mes.
sage from the President returning without
his approval the bill apprOpriating $1,000
for special distribution Of seed to the
drought-stricken counties Of Texas.
Mr.. Lanham of Texas, moved that the bill
and accompanying message be referred 10
the committee on agriculture. The motion
to refer was lost-57 to "a. The question
was then put. Would the House pass the
Dill, the Presidents objections TO the contra
ry Notwithstanding, and was decided In the
negatiye-yeas SO, nays 100.
Mr.. Hammond Of Georgia called up the
conference report upon the anti-MormOn bill
and spoke in its favor.
Mr. Bennett of North Carolina and Mr.
Eden OF Illinois spoke against it,
The conference report was agreed tO-yeas
202, nays 40.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Scot, Lam
ham and FELTON, as eonferees on the trade
dollar bill.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill, in order simply to facilitate
the consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Belmont of New York offered a sub
stitute for so much Of the bill as had not al
ready been disposed Of. This substitute Is
framed So as to avoid the points Of order
which would operate against the bill in the
matter Of re-classiication. Of consular ser
vices. The existing classification Is retained
thus cutting off the proposed increases Of
salaries. The provision for the appointment
OF two inspectors Of cOnsulates is also omit
ted from the substitute, and the appropria-
tlon for contingent expenses Of cOnsulates Is
reduced from 100000 to $150,0OO.
The substitute was agreed to. The bill as
amended was reported to the House.
Mr.. Reed Of Maine said that by reason Of
numerous points Of order made against the
bill very many consuls had been deprived Of
their salaries.
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been deprived Of their salaries, but in sever
al cases the salaries had been reduced The
change in the rules he thought to be absO-
lutely necessary. 1t was unfair to the SEN
ate that 1t should be constantly compelled
to correct the failure Of the House to make
proper appropriation.
That Is precisely it, remarked Mr. Reed.
Mr.. Randall-As Tar as | understand 1t, the
bill now makes the same appropriations for
the diplomatic and consular service as the
bill of the 47th Congress did.
Mr.. Reed do not SO understand it.s.There
are reductions here that 60 back to 1900 and
something.
Mr. Randall was not here then.
Mr.. Reed-I object to the Senate being
saddled with those necessary appropriations.
this. 1t is question which l have animad-
verted upon several times, and want to call
attention to 1t again. The bill as amended
was passed.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported back the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill with the Senate amendments
recommending concurrence in p Of the same
amendments, concurrence in amendments
and non-concurrence in 236 amendments
In response to question by Mr.. Reed, Mr..
Randall stated that the chief points In con-
tr0Yersy were relative to the appropriations
for the coast survey. the Seamen's Retreat in
New York and Yellowstone Park.
The Republicans demanded the reading Of
the amendments seriatlm.
Pending action, the, House, at 5.10 O'Clock,
adjourned.